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Nation : Russian
Local Price : £495.00

WW1 Era Imperial Prussian Alcoso (Alex Coppel Solingen) 1918 Pattern Light Cavalry & Artillery Officer’s Sword With Scabbard. Sn 22441:13 -. This original WW1 Era Prussian 1918 Pattern Sword & Scabbard are in excellent condition (see page 200 of the book World Swords 1400-1945 by Withers). Prussian swords like our example had a shallower curve in their sabre blades than German examples and were used by Light Cavalry and Artillery. The sword has a clean single edged, fullered, 29 ¾” light sabre blade with Prussian shallow curve (34 ¾” overall). The blade has Alex Coppel Solingen scales trademark (illustrated) Its cross guard, flat knuckle & pommel are clean & undamaged. Its ribbed polished horn grip is undamaged and has all off its original brass wire binding all present tight and intact. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with single hanging ring and large shoe. The scabbard has no dents and retains its original black paint. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:13

Nation : British
Local Price : £495.00

British 1885 Pattern Cavalry Trooper’s Sword, Worcestershire Yeomanry. Description Curved, single fullered blade, ambidextrous basket hilt with pierced Maltese Cross symbol and turned-over edges, black pressed leather grips secured by five steel rivets. Overall length 1.02m (40 inches) blade length 88cm (34Â½ inches). Wood-lined steel scabbard with two fixed mounting rings near the throat. The blade is stamped on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co Solingen&#acute; and issue dates &#acute;5/88&#acute; and &#acute;6/89&#acute;, and on the other side with &#acute;Y C&#acute; indicating issue to a unit of Yeomanry Cavalry, a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;, indicating War Department property, two crown inspection marks with &#acute;S&#acute; for Solingen, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;BR&#acute; indicating that the sword underwent repair at Birmingham, and a mark of eight lines radiating from a circle, the meaning of which is unknown “ I have seen it on other Solingen import blades of the period so it may be a factory mark. The spine of the blade is stamped with the same Solingen inspection mark. The outside of the hilt is stamped with another broad arrow War Department mark. The inside of the hilt is stamped with another issue date &#acute;8/89&#acute;, &#acute;WR YC&#acute;, indicating the Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, and &#acute;22&#acute;, a rack number. The flat base of the mounting ring on the scabbard&#acute;s trailing edge is also stamped with &#acute;WR YC&#acute; and &#acute;22&#acute;. Above this mounting ring the throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with another broad arrow War Department mark, and the date &#acute;/88&#acute;. Below the mounting ring the spine of the scabbard is stamped with a further broad arrow War Department mark, a Solingen inspection mark identical to those on the blade and the date &#acute;/88&#acute; again. Based on the commonality of markings the blade and scabbard must be an original pair. British domestic manufacturers in the late 1800s could not always meet government production contracts for swords and bayonets, and the excess was typically outsourced to the large German factories based in the city of Solingen, of which Weyersberg, Kirschbaum and Co was one of the most prominent. British government inspectors on site ensured quality was maintained. The Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry was formed in 1794 as part of a nationwide raising of volunteer units to counter the threat of French invasion. It was disbanded in 1827 but a noted rise in civil unrest in the county led to it being reformed in 1831 - yeomanry could be called upon to support the civil powers in case of riot or unrest and were often an effective deterrent. In 1837 it became The Queen’s Own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry. Edwin &#acute;Balaclava Ned&#acute; Hughes, the last survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade, was sergeant-instructor to the regiment from 1873 to 1886. In 1887 the regiment was awarded the title of the Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars (although it remained yeomanry). In 1899 the Imperial Yeomanry was formed to allow yeomanry cavalry to serve in the Boer War and the QOWH provided 129 volunteers, which formed the 6th Squadron, 5th Regiment Imperial Yeomanry under Colonel Meyrick, of which 16 were killed and 20 wounded. During WW1 volunteers of the QOWH formed part of the 1st Midland Brigade, which arrived in Alexandria, Egypt in April 1915 where they assisted in unloading the dead and wounded arriving from Gallipoli. In August they themselves were dispatched to Gallipoli where they fought as infantry until the evacuation in January 1916. They thereafter returned to Egypt and were assigned to patrol the Qatia (or Katia) area east of the Suez Canal, monitoring for Ottoman incursion and protecting the railway and water supply. The Ottomans, under the German commander von Kressenstein, attacked in force in April 1916, overwhelming the outnumbered 5th Brigade at the Battle of Katia. The Worcestershire contingent took particularly heavy losses with more than 300 killed or captured, only one officer remaining to lead the retreat. The 5th Brigade went on to mount the Charge at Huj, the last British charge against guns in history. The cavalry, consisting of men from the Worcester Yeomanry and Warwickshire Yeomanry, attacking with swords drawn, successfully overran and captured the Ottoman artillery and machine guns. The regiment became field artillery in 1922, then an anti-tank regiment in 1938. It remained in that role during WW2, notably forming a rearguard at Cassel to destroy vehicles advancing towards the evacuating forces at Dunkirk. As 53rd (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Air Landing Light Regiment, RA, part of the 6th Airborne Division, it was deployed from gliders near Caen in June 1944 “ the first British field battery ever to be deployed by air. During the Battle of the Bulge the regiment claimed to have been the first in the war to land their shells on German soil. They were airdropped again behind German lines in 1945 as part of Operation Varsity. Immediately after the war the regiment was deployed to policing duties in Palestine. It was reconstituted in 1947 as the 300th (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, then converted to an armoured regiment in 1950, returning to its old cavalry name of the Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars. It was amalgamated with the Warwickshire Yeomanry in 1956 to form the Queen’s Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry. In 1967 the regiment was reduced in size and reconstituted as infantry. In 1969 it was effectively disbanded - reduced to a cadre of five members. Around 100 former members were invited to form a signals squadron “ designated 67 (Queen’s Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Support Squadron - within the 37 (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment. This unit still exists today under the same name, but was renumbered 54 in 2009. In 1971 the five-man cadre was expanded again to a squadron and amalgamated with the Staffordshire Yeomanry and Shropshire Yeomanry, each forming one of the three squadrons of the new Queen’s Own Mercian Yeomanry, a reconnaissance regiment. In 1992 this was amalgamated with The Duke of Lancaster’s Yeomanry to form The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry, with A Squadron carrying the lineage of the Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry. The RMLY was disbanded in 2014, with A Squadron transferring to the Royal Yeomanry. This leaves the Worcestershire Yeomanry with two modern successors: B (Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron, Royal Yeomanry and 54 (Queen’s Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Support Squadron, 37th Signal Regiment. The blade is bright with some peppered pitting towards the tip. Some pitting to the hilt. The pressed leather grips are in good condition with little handling wear to the chequering,. The original leather washer has been lost. The scabbard has some patination and areas of light pitting, and three small dents to its lower section.

Nation : German
Local Price : £490.00

German S98/05 Sawback Bayonet. Alex Coppel. 1916. #2512003. Rare German WW1 S98/05 m.S. Saw-back “Butcher’s Blade” Bayonet. The saw-back version was known as the S98/05 m.S. (mit Säge - with saw). Only 6% of S98/05 bayonets were made with the saw-back. This S98/05 m.S was made in 1916.From 1917, Germany ceased production of the S98/05m.S. and many saw toothed bayonets had the teeth ground off after allied propaganda led to the mistreatment of German soldiers who were captured with one.The 367mm blade is in near mint condition. The 29 pairs of saw teeth remain very sharp. The ricasso is stamped with the makers’ details, Alex Coppel, Solingen. The spine bears the date stamp “16” and a crown over the letter “W” (Kaiser Wilhelm) and an inspection stamp. The obverse spine is stamped with the letter H.The wooden grip scales are in very good condition. The hilt has had a steel flash guard added and the muzzle ears shortened. The front of the crosspiece has an inspection stamp. The pommel and press stud are stamped with inspection marks. The press-stud locking mechanism works perfectly.The bayonet is complete with its steel scabbard. The scabbard is in very good condition and retains its original black paint. The scabbard mouth bears an inspection stamp. The bayonet draws and sheathes smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is an excellent example of a rare German WW1 saw backed bayonet.

Nation : -
Local Price : 675.00 USD

CIVIL WAR CIVILIAN PRESENTATION SWORD. Bronze hilt with Civil War presentation inscription Presented to Mr. Samuel A. Oates / By his friends of the City of Norfolk / Dec. 26 1863. 32 1/4” straight medially ridged blade, plated. Flamboyant form bronze hilt with good patina. The inscription crisp in elegant hand. Plating worn/flaked at the point. Doubly interesting as it puts a date, earlier than generally thought, to this type which is occasionally encountered. The presentation worthy of research.

Nation : -
Local Price : 675.00 USD

1872 CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD. See The American Sword, Peterson #86. Custer era and showing distinctive Western Frontier character. 31 3/4" broad fullered blade unmarked, in original bright polish. Brass hilt with three bar guard and wire wrapped leather covered grip (excellent). The iron scabbard, with near all black japanned finish, lacks the tip mount and appears to have never had one as there is no indication of loss on the surface or evidence of a mounting screw. Early Custer era example with good age appearance which exudes Western/cowboy character.

Nation : American
Local Price : 675.00 USD

US 1872 CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD. See The American Sword, Peterson #86. Custer era and showing distinctive Western Frontier character. 33" broad fullered blade, unmarked and crisp with gray patina. Brass hilt with three bar guard and wire-wrapped leather covered grip. Scabbard undented and retaining nearly all its plating. Brass mounts matching the hilt. Custer era example with great age appearance exuding Western/cowboy character.

Nation : -
Local Price : 675.00 USD

US M.1850 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Standard pattern with 30 ½” slightly curved broad fullered blade etched half its length. The decoration weak from surface degradation. Shows gray patina with pitting speckles toward the point. Brass hilt with pierced foliage and wire wrapped brown horn grip. Classic Infantry Officer's sword of the Civil War. See The American Sword, Peterson #73.

Nation : American
Local Price : 675.00 USD

PRESENTATION US OFFICER’S SWORD. 1902 pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #77 and pattern still in current use for most officer's other than Naval. This example dating to post WWII with 32” curved broad fullered blade with six point star, PROVED and SPAIN on the ricasso. US, eagle, and foliage decoration to half of the blade with engraved owner's name. Finger stall composition grip. The scabbard with presentation inscription PRESENTED TO CMS ANDREW H ADDY POST COMMAND SERGEANT MAY 1971 TO JAN 1973 BY THE SERGEANTS MAJOR FT JACKSON.

Nation : British
Local Price : £485.00

British Royal Naval 1845 / 58 Cutlass. Royal Naval 1845 /58 Cutlass regulation issue the blade 23.75 in length slightly curved and single edged. Large bowl guard with brass plaque stamped No 5 and ribbed cast iron grip.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £485.00

Swiss M1867 Cavalry Troopers Sword. Swiss M1867 Cavalry Troopers Sword, the hilt in good shape with the original grip and finger loop and numbered 546. The blade slightly curved and single edged becoming double towards the spear point. Marker marked at the ricasso with GEBR, crowned W “ Weyersberg 77 Solingen the reverse with small Swiss stamp. Complete with matching steel scabbard, overall length 41 inch the blade 37 inch

Nation : Danish
Local Price : £485.00

Danish Cavalry Troopers Sword. Danish Cavalry Troopers Sword by Schnitzer & Kirschbaum Solingen, the blade in excellent condition with area for cross polishing. Iron basket hilt with a single opening, ribbed and leather-covered handle with brass wire winding, matching scabbard with two loose rings, manufacturer’s stamp on blade with inspection stamp to reverse. Overall length 41.5 inch the blade 35 inch

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : £485.00

Swedish M1848 Fascine Knife / Cutlass by A&E Holler. Description Unfullered leaf-shaped blade with spear point, brass hilt, brass ferrule, curved grip with swell to the pommel, the grips being wood slabs painted black and secured to the exposed tang by two rivets of steel & brass. Brass-lined hole at the pommel for a sword knot. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at the throat and chape, the throat piece with loop for a frog strap, the chape piece with ball finial. Blade 17 1/8 inches in length, the knife 23 inches overall. The blade is faintly stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;A & E H&#acute; within a dotted oval, indicating the maker A & E Holler of Solingen, Germany. This became F.W. Holler in 1869. This seems a less common maker, most contracts being given to Swedish manufacturers instead. Next to this is stamped &#acute;8 R 6 K No 128&#acute;, which is a Swedish unit mark. The hilt is stamped with &#acute;GVA&#acute;, possibly an inspection mark, while the finial of the chape piece is stamped with &#acute;H&#acute; within a circle. Introduced initially as a pioneer&#acute;s sidearm, to be used much like a machete, the M1848 fascine knife grew popular among Swedish forces and its usage spread to most infantry units and the coastal artillery. Some coastal artillery units were transferred to the Navy and brought the M1848 with them, leading some to consider it to have used as a cutlass. While it would have been usable in combat In a pinch, it was probably valued more for its handier size to carry than a full-length sword. The M1848 had a long service life, still being issued to some units into the early 20th century, while I have seen examples given to soldiers as prizes as late as 1943. The blade is very sharp, with visible sharpening marks along the whole edge. It is bright and has probably been kept polished in the past, although its unit mark remains quite crisp. Likewise the brass fittings have only a light patina, signs of polishing to the scabbard fittings in particular. A few dents and slight movement to the hilt. Some minor scratches to the chape piece. The leather of the scabbard is good with all stitching intact, one very small cut to its edge on one side. The black paint of the grips has some rubbing from handling, exposing the wood beneath in a few spots.

Nation : British
Local Price : £485.00

British WW1 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer&#acute;s Sword of Captain William Henry German, 6th Devonshire Regiment, KIA Battle of Dujailah, Iraq 1916. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with pierced decoration including the crown and cypher of Edward VII, and sword knot slit. Steel ferrule, fully chequered steel backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. Wire-bound black shagreen grip, brown leather washer. Brown leather field scabbard with frog strap and nonferrous throat piece, probably nickel-plated brass. Blade 32Â½ inches in length, 1.04 inches wide at the shoulder, the sword 38Â¾ inches overall. The blade is etched at the ricasso on one side with the retailer&#acute;s mark &#acute;HOBSON & SONS 1-3 & 5 LEXINGTON ST LONDON W&#acute;. At the ricasso on the other side is an etched six-pointed star within which is a brass proof slug stamped with &#acute;PROVED P&#acute;. The blade is further etched on one side with the royal coat of arms, the crown and cypher of Edward VII and foliate motifs, and on the other side with the royal crown above the text &#acute;6th Devonshire Regt&#acute;, a cartouche for the optional etching of the owner&#acute;s name, filled with the ornately monogrammed initials &#acute;W H G&#acute;, and foliate motifs. William Henry German was born in December 1886 in Okehampton, Devon, the son of William Bird German and Clara Sherwood German (née Trigg). The elder William was a long-standing alderman of the town and was Mayor of Okehampton three times: in 1891, from 1904-06 and finally in 1919. William was commissioned into the 6th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in June 1910. This would be the most likely purchase date for this sword, bought along with his new officer&#acute;s uniform. The 6th Battalion was a Territorial Force (TF) unit of part-time volunteers, at that time numbering 27 officers and 853 men. Having been formed on 1 April 1908 from the former 4th Volunteer Battalion, it was in its second full year of existence under this designation. Headquartered in Barnstaple it had eight companies based across North Devon: B Company was based in Okehampton itself and would have made sense for him to join, although I do not know which William was actually assigned to. He was promoted to Lieutenant in October 1912. On the outbreak of the First World War the 6th Battalion was mobilized at Barnstaple. William was promoted to Captain in September 1914. The 6th sailed for India in October 1914. They and other volunteer units were stationed at Lahore for over a year as &#acute;Internal Security&#acute; troops, replacing garrison units of the regular army who were needed on the Western Front. They were underequipped and considered &#acute;semi-trained&#acute; but adequate for garrison duties at short notice, and occupied themselves while in India with intensive training. However, they would soon find themselves on an active front as the British campaign to the northwest in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) took a turn for the worse. In late 1915, British and Indian forces of the 6th (Poona) Division under General Townshend, making a highly unwise and strategically unnecessary grab for Baghdad, were unable to conclusively defeat Ottoman forces at the Battle of Ctesiphon. Exhausted and overextended, Townshend retreated his forces to the town of Kut-al-Amara (often rendered simply as &#acute;Kut&#acute;), where they were then besieged by pursuing Ottomans. The campaign had been hitherto managed by the Indian General Staff, who had badly failed in logistics and medical capacity, so the War Office in London took direct control of the campaign. They could see that Kut was an impending disaster, with more than 13,000 troops at risk should the town fall. The British urgently needed reinforcements to break the siege before the garrison starved, which was predicted to be in mid-April, leading them to call upon the Territorial units already stationed nearby in India. The 6th Battalion was accordingly redeployed, landing at Basra on 5 January 1916 as part of the 36th Indian Brigade. Two British attacks by other units in January to relieve the siege (the Battle of Wadi and Battle of Hanna) both failed with heavy losses. The Ottomans had built very strong defensive positions and were now under the able command of the German general, Colmar von der Goltz. The British had to be aggressive however as the weather would soon turn against them, the spring thaw and oncoming rainy season turning the area near the Tigris into a quagmire. The British and Ottomans both realized that attack along the right bank of the Tigris River was the most promising angle of attack remaining. The Ottomans had begun constructing a redoubt there at Dujailah (also written Dujaila) soon after the Battle of Hanna “ by the time the British were ready to attack it, its glacis was estimated to be 25 feet high in places. The British crossed the river at night on the 7th March, with 6th Battalion forming part of the force which would assault the redoubt under the command of Major-General Kemball. As planned they reached assault positions just before dawn on the 8th. Some men of the 26th Punjabis pushed up early and found that the formidable redoubt was barely occupied, with the Ottomans taken totally by surprise. Kemball, however, ordered them to withdraw, insisting on waiting for the preliminary artillery bombardment and getting all troops lined up for the prearranged assault time. This was a terrible tactical error. Rather than seize the moment and occupy the poorly defended redoubt the British held back, lost the element of surprise and allowed the Ottomans three hours to bring reserves over the river and man their defenses. When it finally occurred (late, in fact) the infantry assault suffered heavy casualties to machine gun and artillery fire, ultimately capturing only part of the redoubt&#acute;s trench system before an Ottoman counterattack forced them back again. The attack was a total failure with more than 4,000 British casualties “ William among them. He was wounded in the assault and ultimately died of those wounds on the 16th March 1916, aged 29. The British sustained between 23,000 and 30,000 casualties in their attempts to save the men at Kut, but with no relief the garrison surrendered on April 29, 1916. British officers, especially higher ranks, were mostly separated and treated relatively well in accordance with the Hague Convention but their men, already suffering from starvation, were abused by the Ottomans. 70% of the British and 50% of the Indian soldiers who surrendered at Kut are estimated to have died on the 1,200-mile desert death march that followed or during internment in Ottoman prison camps in Anatolia. The 6th Battalion remained in Mesopotamia, and in 1917 joined a much stronger offensive under General Maude which recaptured Kut in February, and participated in the pursuit of Ottoman forces toward Baghdad. In April, the battalion moved to Shaiba, west of Basra. For the remainder of the war, their role shifted to protecting the Tigris Line of Communication (a light railway line between Sheikh Sa’ad and the Shatt al-Hai), collecting battlefield salvage, and occasional skirmishes with local bandits. William is buried at the Amara War Cemetery in what is now southern Iraq. This cemetery has been inaccessible to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission since 1991 and is now in dilapidated condition. He was survived only by his father William, who had no other children. The sword is solid in the hand with no movement. The blade has previously been sharpened in its tip section including a little of the false edge, with sharpening and grinding marks and small scattered spots of cleaned pitting. The edge has dulled somewhat but has no nicks, the tip is rounded by ~1mm. The blade has a slightly matt finish but its etching is clear with only light rubbing beyond the end of the fuller. There is a patch of heavy cleaned pitting on both sides of the blade at the base of the fuller, the depressed areas darkly patinated, which does impact the etching in those areas but does not obscure any significant information. The hilt, backstrap, pommel and scabbard throat have a bright steel finish, some small lighter spots that may be remnants of plating. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with light handling wear, the wire binding is also all present with slight movement to a couple of the loops. The throat piece of the scabbard is clean and bright, the leather scabbard body has some small dents and scuffs to its surface, a couple of longer scratches near the midsection. Its chape end aside from the edges of the chape piece is covered over with pressed leather, similar in tone but not identical, which has less surface wear and an undulating surface in places “ this is probably a repair or reinforcement, age uncertain. The stitching of the scabbard where visible is all intact, the pressed section has a glued butt seam.

Nation : British
Local Price : £485.00

Claymore Lowlander Sword Reproduction. Reproduction Lowlander Sword it almost six feet long., beautifully proportioned, and balanced piece forged from 1566 high carbon steel, ensuring a tough blade that holds its edge remarkably well It is equipped with typical Scottish quatrefoils in the ring guards and leather covered grips with an overlaid leather binding all in new condition great display item. Due to the length free shipping to UK only the rest of the world would be at cost.

Nation : American
Local Price : 665.00 USD

AMERICAN MILITIA CAVALRY OFFICERS SWORD, 1870’S-80’S. Made to the 1872 pattern for US cavalry officers, (Peterson, The American Sword, #86) this example is made without the Eagle and stars and bars shield as normally encountered. These are infrequently encountered, but other examples are known. It is believed that they were made for reunited Southern (Confederate) states which chose to omit the Union decoration. Texas rearmed their militias, including nine cavalry companies, in 1870. This example is unmarked with 32” curved broad fullered blade with H in shield, Horstman maker's mark to the ricasso. Brass hilt with wire wrapped leather covered grip. The hilt is excellent for the period. The blade is crisp with gray finish and remnants of original preservative. Brass mounted plated scabbard, shallow dented near the tip. The surface with mixed plate and smooth brown oxidation.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 495.00

A Named 1827 Pattern Officers Sword. A Named 1827 Officers Sword by Hobson & Sons, London. With slightly curved single edged blade, double edged towards the point, cut with a long central fuller, etched on both sides with scrolling foliage and marked with the original owners initials, 'T.B' and '16TH LANCASHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS' etched with the makers name at the ricasso, ‘HOBSON & SONS LITTLE WINDMILL ST. LONDON', regulation hilt with wire bound fish skin covered grip and in original steel scabbard with two suspension rings. Dimensions: Blade Length: 32.5 Inches (82.55 cm) Overall Length: 38.5 Inches (97.80 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : 495.00

A Royal Artillery Officers Sword by Henry Wilkinson.. A Royal Artillery Officers Sword by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, No. 45373. Of regulation specifications, with slightly curved singled edged blade, doubled edged at the point, cut with a deep central fuller to both sides, etched with scrolling foliage on both sides, framing the Royal Artillery emblem on one side and crowned regimental coat of arms, the Picasso with the retailers details on one side and proof stamp on the other, stamped with the number, '45373' along the back-edge, regulation steel hilt with wire-bound fish-skin covered grip, in its original steel scabbard with two-suspension rings. Dimensions: Blade Length: 35 Inches (89.00 cm) Overall Length: 41.5 Inches (105.45 cm)

Nation : French
Local Price : £480.00

French M1822 Light Cavalry Officer&#acute;s Sword. Description Curved blade fullered a la Montmorency (one narrow fuller running close to the spine, and a broader central fuller) with hatchet point. No leather washer. Brass three-bar hilt, the outer bars cast with ornamentation, brass oval pommel cap similarly decorated. Grip of brown horn, bound with wire. Steel scabbard with two bands with hanging rings. Blade 92cm (36.22 inches) in length, the sword 106.5cm (41.93 inches) overall. This sword is completely unmarked with no maker&#acute;s mark, poincons etc. It would have been a private purchase by a cavalry officer - French officers in the 19th century were responsible for buying their own uniforms, equipment, and weapons. This being the case there is no standardization for markings and their absence is not unusual. The inside of the guard is cast with a half fleur-de-lys atop a seven-branched palmette (&#acute;Half&#acute; because the bottom section of the flower form below the central band is omitted, this referred to in French as fleur-de-lis au pied coupé). There are also half fleur-de-lys motifs at the base of the decoration on each side bar, both inside and out. The fleur-de-lys was used on these swords from 1822 until 1831, so this sword is most likely an early example. The presence of two scabbard rings are also an early feature. The blade is bright with only a few spots of light patination in its main section, some spotted moderate patination in the tip section on both sides. No damage to its edge, which is sharpened with visible sharpening marks. The brass hilt and pommel have an even patina with only a few tiny spots of darker patination, some tiny dents to the hilt bars and pommel. The horn grip has one small chip to its rib nearest the hilt, also some rubbing wear to the same rib. It is otherwise in fine condition with little handling wear, its wire binding is all intact and tight. The scabbard is free of dents, with some light scratching in places. It is darkly patinated overall, mottled in areas and brighter on raised edges like the throat piece - I believe at least some scabbards for the M1822 were darkly finished to begin with, so this finish may have been worn down from uniformly dark rather than patinating from bright.

Nation : French
Local Price : £475.00

**RARE**Child / Cadet Size French C1880 /90 Cavalry Sword. Sn 19239:1 -. This is an unusual rare to find child / Cadet size sword with similar features of the C1880 and C1890 Cavalry swords such as polished horn wire bound grips, similar pommel caps found on both C1880 and C1890 swords 4 bar guard found on C1880 swords (see pages 111 and 113 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where full size French C1880 and C1890 Cavalry swords are illustrated). The grooved polished horn grip is small in size and its wire binding is intact. It has deep cast decoration to the small bar guard, quillon, knuckle bow & pommel cap. The 24 ¾” blade has fullers and is undamaged with just light staining consistent with age. The sword has no maker or date marks. The blade has a leather hilt washer. The child / cadet size sword measures 29 ½” overall. There are no visible manufacturer marks on the sword. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19239:1 (Rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

1897 Dated British Officers Swagger Sword Stick With White Metal Collar Engraved To ‘H.W. Clare’. Sn 22374 -. This is an original Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard in the form popular with Victorian British Officers. It has a 14” steel blade which tapers to a sharp point. The blade has just light staining consistent with age. It measures 21 ½” overall in its scabbard. The wood grip & scabbard are undamaged. The throat of the scabbard has a white metal collar in the form of a fastened belt buckle. The collar is engraved to ‘H.W. Clare’ and dated ‘1897’ most likely the name of the Victorian British Officer who owned this swagger stick. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22374 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £475.00

Russian M1817 Infantry Sword / Hanger. Description Curved blade with single broad fuller and spear point. Cast brass one-piece hilt with ribbed grip and oval pommel, knucklebow and forward-curving quillon. No scabbard. Blade 26 7/8 inches in length, the sword 32 1/8 inches overall. The Russian M1817 was based on the French &#acute;sabre briquet&#acute; line of short sidearms for foot troops, which had been in use in France since the retirement of the infantryman&#acute;s epee in 1767 (&#acute;briquet&#acute; being a joking nickname from their supposed use as oversized firelighters). Being simple, strong and cheap to produce the design spread across Europe, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars, and it was either adopted or copied in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. The Russian version, perhaps inspired by examples captured from their enemy during the 1812 invasion of Russia, has a slightly longer blade which is fullered until very close to its spear point, whereas the original was unfullered with a hatchet point. Its quillon has an unusual finial with a smaller ball atop a larger one, the larger having notches in its surface, very different to the smooth single ball finial of the French-derived type. Compared to the somewhat heavy but robust French type the Russian feels a little nimbler in the hand. There is engraved text, the script probably Cyrillic, on the spine of the blade, which is difficult to make out due to wear. There are some stamped letters including &#acute;I&#acute; within circles on the side of the knucklebow, probably manufacturing or inspection stamps along the lines of the French &#acute;poincons&#acute;. The blade is darkly patinated overall, with some pitting and denting towards the point, which has worn (probably reduced by around 1/8 of an inch). The grip has some handling wear that has rubbed it smooth, with a light patina overall.

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Victorian Era Police Constabulary Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard. ED 3037 -. This is an original Victorian Police brass hilt sword / hanger sidearm & scabbard. It has a 24” fullered curved steel blade with original leather hilt washer. The sharpened blade has no maker or date marks and just light areas of staining consistent with age and service carry. Its fish skin covered handle with finger grooves is in good condition. It has a brass knuckle guard & stepped pommel. The hilt has a scabbard locking catch which works correctly. The overall length of the sword is just under 29 ½”. Its black leather scabbard is in very good condition with brass mounts. The throat mount has an oval brass frog locket. The price includes UK delivery. (tub armoury) ED 3037

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

**UNKNOWN SWORD**Circa 19th Century Sword With Curved Sabre Blade & Steel Scabbard. ED 3029 -. After much research via books, the internet & within the trade we have been unable to identify the Model or Nationality of this sword. Most likely made in the 19th Century it has an ebonised wood hilt with well defined finger grooves and curved steel back strap. It has a large steel tapering square section cross guard with ball finials and central langets similar to those found on British Mamaluke & Indian Talwar swords. The wood has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age & handling but is totally secure. The sword has a 31 ¼” curved sabre blade with fullers. The blade has no visible maker marks & has age related staining. There is no damage to the cutting edge. The sword measures 36 ¾” overall. The sword comes with its original steel scabbard in which it was found. The throat of the scabbard has slots which neatly accommodate the langets of the sword. The scabbard has 2 hanging rings and shoe. The metal has even age related patina and no dents. The price for this sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 3029

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £475.00

Japanese Meiji Period C 1880’s- 1910 Concealed Fan Tanto Dagger With Cord & Associated Period Sepia Post Card Photograph Of Western Tourists In Japanese Costumes Posing In Village Rickshaw Scene Attended By A Japanese Servant By Photographer Schida.. This is an original Japanese tanto / dagger disguised as a fan made in the Meiji Period C 1880’s- 1910. The dagger is of the type favoured by Western Tourists visiting Japan to take home as souvenirs or gifts. The dagger’s single edged steel blade has a cutting edge of 6 ¼” and has a copper habaki collar at the hilt. The blade has just small areas of age related staining and is sharp. These blades are usually unsigned but we cannot strip the dagger down to check. The lacquered wood hilt and scabbard come together to form the outside appearance of a folded fan. The tanto in its scabbard measures 12” length. The dark lacquered wood raised edges of the hilt and scabbard have the appearance of a fan frame. The front and back edges are cleverly ribbed with fine lines & painted with lacquer having the appearance of the folded leaves of a fan. The hilt is holed and ringed & fitted with cord. Attached to the cord and found with the dagger is a clean and undamaged original period Sepia Post Card Photograph Of Western Tourists In Japanese Costumes posing in a Village Rickshaw Scene Attended By A Japanese Servant. One of the westerners in the images most likely bought this fan dagger whilst on holiday in Japan. These types of staged photograph were popular with Victorian & Edwardian tourists in the early days of tourism photography. One edge of the post card has the photographers name and Kobe Japan address highlighted in gilt alongside Japanese kanji characters which can be seen in the images. The price for this interesting piece includes UK delivery. Sn 21966:5 (tanto box armoury)

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

WW1 Era British Officer’s Cane Swagger Sword Stick With Ebonised Wood Clenched Fist Handle Top. Sn 22891 -. This is a WW1 era cane Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard with Ebonised Wood Clenched Fist Handle Top, most likely a British Officer’s private purchase piece. It has a 17 ¾” square shank blade which tapers to a pin sharp point. The blade has light staining to be expected with age. It measures 28” overall in its scabbard. The cane hilt has a hand carved ebonised wood clenched fist. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22891 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Victorian Era Police Constabulary Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm Hilt Marked ‘SP 138’ & Scabbard. Sn 23188 -. This is an original Victorian Police brass hilt sword / hanger sidearm & scabbard. It has a 24” fullered curved steel blade with original leather hilt washer. The blade has no maker or date marks and just light areas of staining consistent with age and service carry. Its fish skin covered handle with finger grooves is in good condition. It has a brass knuckle guard & stepped pommel. The brass knuckle guard has faint ‘SP’ mark possibly Special (volunteer) Police & weapon number ‘138’. The hilt has a scabbard locking catch. The overall length of the sword is 29 ¾”. Its black leather scabbard is in very good condition with brass mounts (the stitched rear seam has opened in small areas but could easily be re-stitched). The throat mount has an oval brass frog locket. The price includes UK delivery. (tub armoury) Sn 23188

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Inter War 1921 British Army In India WD ‘Small Grip’ IP08 (India Pattern 1908) Heavy Cavalry Trooper’s Sword & Scabbard. Sn 23174:30 -. The British Army of India variant of the 1908 sword featured a smaller grip to match the generally smaller hands of cavalry troopers recruited in the sub-continent. As private purchases, officer’s swords sometimes showed some variation from the standard pattern. Occasionally whole Regiments would have their own variation on the theme. This British Indian Army 1908 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword & scabbard is in very good condition. The Sword has an undamaged 34 ½” single edged blade with fuller (41 ½” overall). The blade is clean and is dated ‘11 21’ date (November 1921) together with WD ordnance inspection marks. The spine has ‘IP 08’ (India pattern 1908 designation) and it has its original leather hilt washer. The steel bowl guard has no dents & has the typical smaller India issue stippled wood hilt with correct thumb recess to assist grip. It is complete with its original steel scabbard with fixed hanging rings and brass throat mount. The scabbard has no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:30

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

British WW1 1908 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword by Enfield, 1916 with Unusual Leather-Covered Steel Scabbard. Description Straight single-fullered blade with spear point, steel bowl hilt with folded rim and sword knot slit near the pommel. Brown leather washer, chequered plastic grip with thumb rest. Smooth oval steel pommel. Steel scabbard covered with leather including leather frog strap and lyre chape piece, leaving only the steel throat piece exposed. Blade 35 inches in length, the sword 42Â½ inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow War Department stores mark, &#acute;EFD&#acute; indicating that it was manufactured by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with the manufacture date 3 &#acute;16 for March 1916 and two further crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute;. The spine of the blade is stamped P &#acute;08 indicating the pattern. The inside of the hilt is covered thickly with black paint, obscuring any unit marks that might be stamped in their usual position there. The scabbard leather is unmarked while its steel body, which is often stamped on standard examples, is obscured by the leather. Leather scabbards are unusual on the 1908 Pattern “ most examples use an all-steel scabbard with two fixed hanging rings at the throat, designed to be held by a horizontal strap attaching it to their horse&#acute;s saddle via a frog. This example is built like the steel scabbard but lacks the fixed rings, and with its vertical frog strap it must have been worn with a Sam Browne belt attached to the rider&#acute;s body instead, effectively the same system as seen on field scabbards for the 1912 Pattern cavalry officer&#acute;s sword. The scabbard is well made and would seem to combine the strength of a steel scabbard with the lack of rattle and reflection which made leather or leather-over-wood scabbards popular for field use. I have seen all-leather scabbards on 1908 Patterns before which are sometimes referred to as being used by NCOs, but have not seen documentary evidence of this connection, nor have I seen this stronger leather-over-steel model before. A trial run of similarly leather-covered-steel scabbards was produced for the 1899 Pattern trooper&#acute;s sword during the Boer War, with the purpose of cutting down reflection, but this was not made universal and they are uncommon today. As mentioned the inside of the hilt has been painted black, as has as the outer rim of the scabbard&#acute;s throat piece. These are remnants of a field paint scheme that would most likely have covered all the metal hilt parts. Paint was often applied to cavalry trooper&#acute;s swords during the First World War as camouflage, and to reduce reflection off the polished metal which could give away a unit&#acute;s position. Between its black paint and leather scabbard cover this particular sword would have been rendered completely non-reflective in the field. Painting does not seem to have been done preemptively or according to a central plan “ rather it was done ad hoc by deployed soldiers themselves. The odds of a camouflaged sword having been carried on a campaign are therefore very high. Field paint was often removed after the conflict to return swords to parade condition, and this example appears to have treated that way with the outside of the hilt and pommel stripped and repolished. The finish on the inside of the hilt did not matter so much and it would have been tricky to remove paint in the recesses there, so it has been preserved in that area. The steel pin at the base of the blade (designed to hold the washer in place) has been lost “ a short copper rod appears to have been inserted as a replacement, peened on one side of the blade and bent 90 degrees on the other to secure it. This simple repair may be period and there is dark patination to the copper. The washer itself may be a replacement as its edges are more roughly and irregularly cut than standard, although the leather has some age to it. The blade is bright and clean, sharp with no edge damage, only tiny patches of light patination near the tip and at the forte, a few small dents also at the forte. The outside of the hilt has been refinished bright with polishing marks and patches of cleaned moderate pitting, some of which looks to be filiform (worm-shaped, caused by moisture working its way under a protective layer like paint or lacquer). Speckled patination to the pommel. Only a few light dents to the plastic grip, very little handling wear. The sword is firm in the hand with no movement to the hilt or grip. The leather scabbard cover has some dents and small cuts, one notable branching crack to one face in its lower section, perhaps due to shrinkage opening up an existing cut. This has exposed the steel core, and the exposed steel is rusted. The chape end is a high-wear area and the leather chape piece has some denting, cracks from bending, loss of stitching and one area of lost leather exposing the chape end of the steel core on one side (which allows us to see that it is shaped just like the standard steel scabbard). Interestingly there is no active rust on the very small area of exposed steel and what looks like brown paint or lacquer there (the steel may have been given a protective coat of some kind before covering with leather?). Some hard glassy filler material is visible between the leather and steel in one spot at the edge of the break“ possibly an adhesive. A previous owner has tied down the leather frog strap with cord “ this keeps it nicely in place and helps prevent damage so I have left it be.

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 650.00 USD

PROBABLE CONFEDERATE USE! AUSTRIAN M.1862 INFANTRY SWORD. Iron hilt with exaggerated P form guard and leather covered grip (wire removed). 26" curved broad fullered blade marked EISENBACH 833 with no ordnance or government marks indicating it was retailed, not government contract. Blade shows about 85% smooth surface, the rest heavily pitted in patches-typical Confederate condition as these were hidden in walls, under floors etc. in the expectation that the South would rekindle the war.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : 6,000 kr

Spanish light cavalry saber w/1815.

Nation : French
Local Price : 6,000 kr

French/Swedish dragoon sabre m/1802-14.

Nation : British
Local Price : £465.00

British Enfield 1899 pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword. British 1899 pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword slightly curved blade in good condition spine stamped 99 and crown 75 E which is repeated on the blade the reverse side with issue and inspection dates plus EDF and broad arrow plus date 02. Steel bowl guard with reinforced edge, chequered leather grip fixed with three rivets, bowl guard stamped with unit marks – issue. It is complete with steel scabbard which shows inspection and issue stamps Overall length 40.5 inches blade 33.5 inches